Hair-trimming device



March 11 1924.

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Application filed gcptember 19, 1919. Serial No. eaters.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that l, Gnonen D. CLARDY, a citizen of the United States,residing at Passaic, in the county of Passaic and State of New Jersey,have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Hair-TrimmingDevices, of which the following is a specification. I

My invention relates to hair-cutting appliances and is particularlyintended to provide a simple and inexpensive device which may be readilycombined with the standard parts of a safety razor, adapting it to thetrimming of hair. It is one of the advantages of my device that itconstitutes an attachment merely and is not an essential part of therazor, which is complete for shaving when my attachment is removed.

In the drawings Figure 1 is an end elevation of the head of a safetyrazor with my attachment in position;

Figure 2 is a plan view of the same;

Figures 3, 4 and 5 are plan views of the cap, blade, and guard of astandard form of safety razor;

Figure 6 is a lan view of one form of my attachment; and,

Figure 7 is a plan view of a modified form of attachment.

In the drawings 1 have illustrated the application of my device to astandard form of flexible-blade razor to which it is particularlyadapted, though it is obvious that by making suitable alterations theattachment may be utilized with other forms of safety razors.

The numeral 1 indicates the handle of a safety razor and 2 indicates atransverselycurved blade-supporting plate detachably secured to theupper end of the handle and having guard teeth 3 formed on its oppositelongitudinal edges. The cap 4, transversely curved in conformity withthe transverse curvature of the blade support, is provided with acentral post 5 for co-operation with the handle 1 and with bladepositioning pins 6 which pass through openings 7 in the blade support.The numeral 8 represents a flexible double-edge razor blade withperforations 9 co-operating with the perforations 7 of the blade supportto receive the post 5 and pins 6 of the cap.

Thus far I have described the standard parts of a flexible-blade razorin which the handle is internally threaded at one end for detachableengagement with the central post on the blade-clamping cap, such forexample as that made by the Gillette Safety Razor Company. Thehair-trimming attachment for oo-operation with this razor comprises athin metal plate 10 transversely curved to approximate the curvature ofthe blade clamping parts and having along one edge thereof a series ofelongated comb teeth 11. 'lransversely elongated slots 12 are providedin the plate for co-operation with the post 5 and the pins 6 of the cap.

When set up for use as a hair-trim instrument the comb tooth plate 10 isplace upon the blade support 2 and the blade 8 and cap 4 aresuperimposed thereon. The parts are then clamped together in the usualmanner, the frictional engagement of the blade 8 and blade support 2serving to retain the comb plate 10 in transverse position. Theelongated slots 12 permit a transverse adjustment of the comb teeth 11so that their ends may be positioned at any desired dis tance from thecutting edge of the blade 8. in this manner an adjustment may be securedenabling the user to trim his hair to the desired length.

In Figure 7 l have illustrated a modified form of plate 13 having combteeth 14 positioned on opposite sides thereof and varying from a minimumlength at 15 to a maximum length at 16. 'lransversely elongated slots 12are provided in this plate as in the one heretofore described. By usingthis form of comb tooth plate a tapering cut may be obtained, as forexample over the ears, teeth being provided on each side of the plateand tapering in the same direction so that the hair on both sides of thehead may be trimmed without reversing the plate or changing itsadjustment.

In operation the trimmer is used as one would use a comb, the platebeing set with the ends of the comb teeth the desired distance from theblade edge. This adjustment, varying with the character of the hair andthe length to which it is to be trimmed, can be easily ascertained bytrial. The tapering off of the hair at the back and over the ears isobtained by gradually decreasing the angle of the comb with respect tothe seal as the downward stroke progresses. A similar result may beobtained by the use res a but two forms of my attachment adapted for useon a particular type of safety razor it is obvious that variousmodifications and changes may be made therein without departing from thespirit of the invention or the scope of the appended claims.

What I claim is 1. The combination with a safety razor including a bladesupport, a blade, means for clamping the blade on the support and aguard projecting beyond the edge of the blade, of a removable plate heldby the blade-clamping means between the latter and the blade support andhaving a series of comb teeth projecting beyond the uard.

2. The combination with a sa ety razor including a blade support, ablade, means for clamping the blade on the support and a guardprojecting beyond the edge of the blade, of a removable plate held bythe blade-clamping means between the latter and the blade support andhaving a series of comb teeth projecting beyond the guard, said platebeing adjustable with respect to the guard and blade edge in a directiontransverse to the length of the latter.

3. The combination with a safety razor including a perforated bladesupport, a

erforated blade, means for clamping the blade on the support,blade-positioning means passing through the perforations in the bladeand support, and a guard projecting beyond the edge of the blade, of aremovable plate held by the blade-clamping means between the latter andthe blade support and having a series of comb teeth projecting beyondthe guard, said plate being provided with slots adapted to receive theblade-positioning means and permitting adjustment of the platetransversely to the length of the blade edge.

4:. The combination with a safety razor including a transversely-curvedblade support, a normally-fiat flexible blade, means for clamping theblade on the support and simultaneously flexing it transversely, and

a guard projecting beyond the edge of the blade, of a transverselycurvedrigid plate held bv the blade-clamping means between the latter and theblade support and having a series of comb teeth projectmg beyond theguard.

5. The combination with a safety razor aeeaeaa including atransversely-curved blade sup ort, a normally-flat flexible blade, meansor clamping the blade on the support and simultaneously flexing ittransversely, and a guard projecting be 0nd the edge of the blade, of atransverse y-curved rigid plate held by the blade-clamping means betweenthe latter and the blade support and having a series of comb teethprojecting beyond the guard, said plate being adjustable in a dirgctiontransverse to the length of the blade e go.

6. The combination with a safety razor including a blade support, ablade, means for clamping the blade on the support and a guard proecting beyond the edge of the blade, of a removable plate held by theblade-clamping means between the latter and the blade support and havinga series of comb teeth projecting beyond the guard and progressivelyvarying in length from one end of the series to the other.

7. The combination with a safety razor including a blade support, ablade having two "opposite cutting edges, means for clamping the bladeon the support and a guard projecting beyond each of the blade edges, ofa removable plate held b the blade-clamping means between the atter andthe blade support and having on each of its longitudinal edges a seriesof comb teeth projecting beyond the adjacent guard.

8. The combination with a safety razor including a blade support, ablade having two opposite cutting edges, means for clamping the blade onthe support and a guard projecting beyond each of the blade edges, of aremovable plate held by the blade-clamping means between the latter andthe blade support and having on each of its longitudinal edges a seriesof comb teeth projecting beyond the adjacent guard and progressivelyvarying in length from one end of the series to the other, "the longestteeth in both series being located at the same end of said plate.

9. The combination with a safety razor including a transversely-curvedblade support provided on each of its opposite longitudinal edges with aguard, a normally-flat flexible blade having two opposite cutting edges,and a transversely-curved bladeclamping cap provided with positioningpins passing through perforations in the blade and support, of atransversely-curved rigid plate removably held between theblade-clamping cap and the blade support and provided with a series ofcomb teeth projecting beyond the adjacent guard, said 7 plate beingslotted to receive said positioning pins and provide for its ad ustmenttransversely to the length of the blade edges.

10. A hair trimming attachment for safety razors consisting of a ri idplate havinga uniform transverse curvature through aeeeeie out its widthand provided with transsisting of a rigid transversely-curved plate 10versely-extending slots and with a longituprovided withtransversely-extending slots dinally-extending series of oomb teeth. andwith a series of comb teeth progres- 11. An attachment for safety razorscomsively varying in length from one end of e prising a rigidtransversely-curved plate the series to the other.

provided with transversely-extending slots Signed at New York, State ofNew York, 15 and on each of its longitudinal edges with this 15th day ofSeptember, 1919. a series of comb teeth.

12. An attachment for safety razors con- GEORGE D. C 7i

